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Summer 2018 – Message from the President General

The Colonial Dames of America (CDA) has elected Brantley Bolling Knowles as the Society's 38th President General. She will serve a three-year term. Founded in May 1890, the CDA was the first hereditary lineage society for women focusing on the colonial period. With 40 chapters in

Summer 2018 – Social Register Observer Article

"The Colonial Dames of America Celebrates a Century-Long Relationship" was published as an article in the Summer issue of the Social Register Observer. The article was written by Sharri Whiting De Masi, the CDA's Communications Committee Chair. The article shares about CDA's 2017 Fall Benefit,

5.1.18 – CDA Elects 38th President General

The Colonial Dames of America (CDA) has elected Brantley Bolling Knowles as the Society's 38th President General. She will serve a three-year term. Founded in May 1890, the CDA was the first hereditary lineage society for women focusing on the colonial period. With 40 chapters in

9.10.16 – CDA1890 NEWS ROUNDUP

The deadline for purchasing tickets for the upcoming CDA Fall Benefit in Washington, DC, is September 14, 2016. The benefit will be held September 22, 2016. If you would like to support the benefit, please go to cda1890.org to donate or buy tickets.

6.22.16 – CDA Holds 2016 Annual Meeting in NYC

On the occasion of its 126th year, The Colonial Dames of America held its 2016 Annual Meeting on May 2, 2016 at a well-known private club in Manhattan. President General Sharon Vaino presided. Members of the 1890 Society (donors of more than $1890 during the

February 8th, 2016 – New CDA Chapters Announced

Brantley Knowles, Second Vice President of CDA and chair of the Liaison Committee for Special Initiatives: Chapter Development, Regional Meetings, and Inter-Society Activities, has announced the formation of three new chapters of The Colonial Dames of America. Chapter XXXVII-New Orleans received its charter in mid-2015.  Chapter